Table 6 Diffusion Indexes of Industrial Production Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One Month Earlier 2007 44.9 57.7 54.5 59.9 45.8 58.3 51.9 45.5 58.3 45.5 58.0 53.8 2008 43.9 42.0 46.2 42.3 50.3 50.6 46.2 41.3 29.5 39.7 28.8 20.2 2009 33.0 41.5 33.0 45.8 39.4 42.6 61.5 61.2 57.7 57.1 65.1 51.9 Three Months Earlier 2007 50.0 55.6 52.1 63.1 58.7 56.7 54.8 52.9 54.5 44.6 56.1 51.9 2008 49.4 40.7 37.5 40.1 44.2 41.0 43.6 38.1 26.6 30.1 23.1 22.4 2009 16.3 20.2 30.4 38.8 34.5 37.8 47.1 59.6 65.1 62.8 62.2 57.4 Six Months Earlier 2007 43.3 46.9 49.5 56.3 58.2 53.1 59.9 54.5 53.8 47.1 52.2 56.4 2008 46.5 47.4 47.1 44.9 39.1 34.6 36.9 38.5 25.0 25.3 25.6 16.7 2009 16.0 16.0 21.8 17.9 20.5 31.7 39.1 43.6 53.5 54.2 62.5 69.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The diffusion indexes are calculated as the percentage of series that increased over the indicated span (one, three, or six months) plus one-half the percentage that were unchanged.